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The isolation and mapping of a novel hydroxycinnamoyltransferase in the globe artichoke chlorogenic acid pathway.
BMC plant biology - 18 Mar 2009
Comino Cinzia, Hehn Alain, Moglia Andrea, Menin Barbara, Bourgaud Frédéric, Lanteri Sergio, Portis Ezio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The leaves of globe artichoke and cultivated cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) have significant pharmaceutical properties, which mainly result from their high content of polyphenolic compounds such as monocaffeoylquinic and dicaffeoylquinic acid (DCQ), and a range of flavonoid compounds. RESULTS: Hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:quinate hydroxycinnamoyltransferase (HQT) encoding genes have been isolated from both...
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